[jaunty] Cannot change eth0 properties (greyed out)

[Jonathan Ernst]

Since upgrading to jaunty, network-manager doesn't let me change my eth0 interface's settings (all fields are greyed out).

jernst@jernst-desktop:~$ groups
jernst adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add the /var/log/syslog to your bug report as an attachment? Also you can submit more information for it by looking to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager , Thanks in advance.

[Jonathan Ernst (jonathan.ernst)]

Here you are

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

could you run "polkit-auth --show-obtainable" and "ck-list-sessions" and attach both logs to the report? thanks.

[dkaplowitz (dkaplowitz)]

I have the same problem:

polkit-auth --show-obtainable:

org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-system
org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-mandatory
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setnoproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setkeyboard
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users
org.gnome.cpufreqselector
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.set
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.self.set
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.modem
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.ppdev
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.configure
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.dontzap
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settimezone
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settime
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.configurehwclock
com.ubuntu.devicedriver.install
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-fixed
org.freedesktop.network-manager-settings.system.modify
org.freedesktop.policykit.read
org.freedesktop.policykit.revoke
org.freedesktop.policykit.grant
org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults

ck-list-sessions:

Session517:
 unix-user = '1000'
 realname = 'David Kaplowitz,,,'
 seat = 'Seat1'
 session-type = ''
 active = TRUE
 x11-display = ':0'
 x11-display-device = '/dev/tty9'
 display-device = ''
 remote-host-name = ''
 is-local = TRUE
 on-since = '2009-02-21T18:32:54.641785Z'
 login-session-id = '4294967295'

[Dimitry Andric (dimitry-andric)]

I have exactly the same problem, on two Jauntu boxes (up-to-date on 2009-03-02). On the box I'm currently using:

$ polkit-auth --show-obtainable
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users
org.freedesktop.policykit.read
org.freedesktop.policykit.revoke
org.freedesktop.policykit.grant
org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setnoproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setkeyboard
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.modem
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.ppdev
org.freedesktop.network-manager-settings.system.modify
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settimezone
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settime
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.configurehwclock
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-fixed
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.configure
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.dontzap
org.gnome.cpufreqselector
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.set
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.self.set
org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-system
org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-mandatory
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions
com.ubuntu.devicedriver.install

$ ck-list-sessions
Session8:
 unix-user = '1000'
 realname = 'Dimitry Andric,,,'
 seat = 'Seat1'
 session-type = ''
 active = TRUE
 x11-display = ':0'
 x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
 display-device = ''
 remote-host-name = ''
 is-local = TRUE
 on-since = '2009-03-02T21:57:04.909821Z'
 login-session-id = '4294967295'

[wilbur.harvey (wilbur-harvey)]

I have the same problems

wharvey@hnlwnh:~$ polkit-auth --show-obtainable
org.gnome.cpufreqselector
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setnoproxy
com.ubuntu.systemservice.setkeyboard
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions
org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.configure
com.ubuntu.screenresolution.mechanism.dontzap
org.freedesktop.network-manager-settings.system.modify
org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-system
org.gnome.gconf.defaults.set-mandatory
com.ubuntu.devicedriver.install
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.modem
org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.ppdev
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settimezone
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.settime
org.gnome.clockapplet.mechanism.configurehwclock
org.freedesktop.policykit.read
org.freedesktop.policykit.revoke
org.freedesktop.policykit.grant
org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.set
org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.self.set
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.unmount-others
org.freedesktop.hal.storage.crypto-setup-fixed
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users
org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users
wharvey@hnlwnh:~$ ck-list-sessions
Session4:
 unix-user = '24247'
 realname = 'Wilbur Harvey,,,'
 seat = 'Seat1'
 session-type = ''
 active = TRUE
 x11-display = ':0'
 x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
 display-device = ''
 remote-host-name = ''
 is-local = TRUE
 on-since = '2009-03-03T19:02:53.967054Z'
 login-session-id = '4294967295'
wharvey@hnlwnh:~$

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug looks like it is a duplicate of bug 328928, so it is being marked as such. Any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find. Thanks again.

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Bah, sorry, it helps when commenting that a bug is a duplicate to actually mark it as a duplicate; doing so. BTW, it looks like this bug and its dupe, 328928, is fixed; confirmation would be appreciated. Thanks.

[mallappa (mallappat2011)]

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